Ta-Ta Tuck Shop

My nine year old daughter told me this evening that her school tuck-shop is to close: The powers that be consider the product range to be of dubious nutritional value. Consequently, it is now labelled unfit for scholar consumption!

The offending outlet is a fold down table, purveying the usual range of penny chews and other kiddy delights. The shop opens for fifteen minutes on a Friday afternoon, signifying the end of a week long battle with fractions, long division and joined up writing. Just as it did when I attended the same school, thirty odd years ago.

A tradition stretching back over several generations is to be flippantly cast aside because... some self-righteous ass has deemed it inappropriate for kids to eat sweets!

Another ridiculous episode of social wetnursing.

Whatever happened to freedom of choice?